Fa Fashion Project- teacher profiles

Fa Harrington, B.A. (Hons)

Fashion Designer, Hong Kong, London, Bangkok

Course Leader

Raised in Bangkok, Fa travelled and studied across the globe before settling in Hong Kong in 2003. Her love of Thai Silk is founded in the childhood memories of visits to family in the north of Thailand where traditional silk originated and is still centred. Trained in fashion design and dressmaking in London, Bangkok and Hong Kong, Fa has produced handmade dresses under the “Pisamai Harrington, Handmade Couture” label since 2005. Since 2009, she has been running highly popular design and dressmaking courses at ITS in Hong Kong.

Ella Pili

Fashion Drawing lecturer, Hong Kong, Australia

Educated in Australia and Italy, Ella has developed a distinguished career in fashion design for more than ten years. She has worked for a range of multi-national clothes companies with strong global brand presence and a range of market segments from Marks & Spencer through to Ripcurl International. Ella mixes a passion for drawing with her highly professional background and her own inimitable style to create fashion drawing classes to suit all needs.

Miu Wong

Fashion design lecturer, Hong Kong

Miu Wong graduated with a Fashion Design Masters Degree with credit from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has extensive experience in the fashion and design industry, specifically in fashion graphic design, hotel and bank uniform, costume design, accessory design and visual merchandising and has worked for various fashion brands such as BCBGMAXAZRIA and Faith Connection.

Currently, Miu works as a fashion design instructor in various universities in Hong Kong teaching sewing application, fashion illustration & presentation, history of fashion culture, CAD in fashion design, fashion drafting and pattern making. He is currently undertaking his PhD. Added to his experience he brings a huge amount of enthusiasm and a local feel to the team.

Amanda Chow

Lingerie Designer, Hong Kong

Amanda took a BA in Intimate Apparel from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University having already completed the HKPU Higher Dip in Fashion and Textile Studies. She worked for 2 years for a local firm – Mei King Lingerie – before moving to Triumph International. She has been with Triumph for 7 years as a Creative Designer. Fluent in Chinese and English, she brings incredible experience to the design staff.

Leena Lempinen

Make-up artist, Hong Kong

Leena is an accomplished and creative make-up artist with experience in all aspect of make-up for Beauty, Fashion, Editorials, Film, TV, Stage and Events. She regularly run make-up and skincare workshops in various establishments as well as tutoring at the Frederique Beauty Academy. Leena has lived in Hong Kong for 17 years and is also an ITEC qualified Beauty Specialist.

Special Courses

ITS provides a professional school placement consultation service which helps parents find the perfect educational path for their children. ITS also offers a wide range of customised corporate training workshops for companies and individual working adults.